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Montrose County, CO

Demographic and economic profile of Montrose County, CO, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Montrose County is a rural western Colorado county of 43,272 residents, with an economy rooted in agriculture, energy, and trade serving the surrounding region. The workforce of roughly 24,100 participants (55.7% labor force participation) skews older, with a median age of 46.1 years, and 28.3% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while median worker earnings of $37,878 keep labor costs comparatively modest. The county grew 4.9% over five years, homeownership stands at 75.4%, and a median home value of $357,900 paired with median gross rent of $1,120/month reflect relatively accessible housing costs for the region.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

43,272

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$72,120

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

46.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.9% since 2018

Montrose County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone33,994 (77.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race5,806 (13.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,820 (4.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,238 (2.8%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone527 (1.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone215 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish5,802
  2. 2.Other Indo-European373
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)113
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)62
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)51

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

25.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

6.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,976

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$40,627

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$36,936

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,597
  2. 2.Construction (Group)2,739
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,495
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,618
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,425

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations6,489
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations4,340
  3. 3.Service Occupations3,305
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,109
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,490

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.30×)693
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.96×)2,567
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.43×)1,279
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.23×)2,535
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.00×)1,103

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$357,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,120/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

75.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9992,775 (20.4%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9992,608 (19.1%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9992,400 (17.6%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999955 (7.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999952 (7.0%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999919 (6.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

28.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

55.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,878

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone14,828 (77.2%)
  • Worked At Home2,218 (11.5%)
  • Carpooled1,449 (7.5%)
  • Walked465 (2.4%)
  • Other168 (0.9%)
  • Bicycle62 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.